Most of the nation's teens aren't getting enough exercise
Apr 9, 2020
Only about 1 in 4 teens get enough exercise, and doctors say screen time is partially to blame.
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Smoking habit that starts early is harder to kick
Apr 8, 2020
The younger people are when they first light up, the harder it will be to stop smoking as an adult, a new study finds.
The do's and don'ts of social interaction during a pandemic
Mar 25, 2020
Determining which activities are OK and which aren鈥檛 can be challenging during the coronavirus pandemic. Here鈥檚 some guidance.
What do we know about congenital heart disease and coronavirus?
Mar 24, 2020
Cardiologists are working to understand how the new pandemic virus and COVID-19, the respiratory disease it causes, affects people living with heart defects.
How anti-gay attitudes hurt teen fitness
Mar 12, 2020
Gay, lesbian and bisexual teens get less exercise than their heterosexual peers, and experts say attitudes around school sports can be part of the problem.
When an untreated infection leads to heart valve disease
Feb 21, 2020
Rheumatic heart disease, which can wreck heart valves when strep throat isn't treated, still kills 300,000 people worldwide each year.
Baby born with 'one-of-a-kind' heart receives transplant
Feb 11, 2020
Tessa Agnoli just turned 2. She's already had four open-heart surgeries 鈥� plus a transplant.
For kids with heart defects, the hospital near mom may matter
Feb 10, 2020
Living near a top-ranked pediatric cardiac center makes a difference for children with congenital heart disease, new research suggests.
High school basketball player saved by CPR helps win championship
Jan 28, 2020
Ben Blankenhorn survived a cardiac arrest. Then, he played in the title game of the high school basketball championship.
Baby survived 27 minutes without a heartbeat
Jan 16, 2020
This family's real-life event involving their daughter born with a serious congenital heart defect seems straight out of the movies.